Category Archives: Types of Food

家常便饭 - 马来风光 (Sambal Kangkong)

It is very common to see patrons order this dish of spicy stir-fried kang kong/spinach at local zi char restaurants (‘zi char’ = stir-fry; meaning restaurants with a huge kitchen to whip up home-style dishes). Usually, you would be able … Read more

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A Cheat Treat Of Meat Stew For Dinner

When you are a working mum and has been for at least half a year, the stress and effort of having to cook dinner every single night would freak you out. I am sure that, like me, a lot of … Read more

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Au Naturel Home-Made Almond Butter

I’ve seen quite a lot of food images of home-made xx-nut butter – almond butter, macadamia butter, cashew nut butter etc. The recipes of these exotic butter sounded easy to execute too – just keep grinding the nuts in a … Read more

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Sweet & Spicy Sriracha Linguine

It was time to clean out my kitchen cupboards. I had this small bottle of sriracha sauce that remained last year from my attempt to cook a few different Thai dishes such as Pad Thai and Sriracha Honey Chicken. I … Read more

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Creamy Cabbage & Carrot Chowder – The Good Ol Four ‘C’s

Let’s start the year right with a hearty and healthy bowl of vegetable chowder. This chowder recipe has loads of Vitamin C and fiber in it, what with its plentiful vegetables. The bacon bit topping is an additional treat for … Read more

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